Thursday, September 8, 2011

Step 42; How to write your book with little effort of your own

One of the keys to writing your book is to find a subject that you are passionate about, very familiar with and very good at. Don't do it just for the money. Do it because you have something of value to give to the readers.

You will then have to find a good ghost writer. What my ghost writer did was to interview me for about 6 hours in total, on different days. Transcribed what was recorded and write into text in soft copy. After a few rounds of corrections and editing, we look for friends and mentors to write the foreword and testimonials. When all is done, look for a graphic designer to design the cover. Look for a distributor who is willing to distribute your book to the bookstores. Negotiate the terms and collect the orders. Find a reliable printer to print your book.

Also find people who are good with IT to come up with an ebook to sell it online. Find good internet marketers to help you to sell online. I give them 50% of the profits.

If you have been thinking of writing your book for a long time, my advice is; Just Do It!

"Don't wait for perfection then write, write first, then perfect it." If I can do it, so can you!